Best holiday gifts for under $50

If you're looking for a relatively inexpensive tech gift this holiday season, you're probably looking for something that's between $25 and $50. I call this category the cheap-but-not-too-cheap gift.

There are more decent products in this price range than you might think. I've posted a few of my top picks here, but I have plenty more in my full round up. I also did the "Best tech gifts under $100" if you're willing to step up and spend a little more.

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Echo Dot (third-gen)

While the third-generation Echo Dot still doesn't sound great, it does sound better than its predecessor and has a more refined design. Its list price is $50, but be on the lookout for those Echo Dot flash sales.

Amazon TV Stick 4K

The all-new Fire TV Stick 4K costs $50 and comes equipped with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ video and Dolby Atmos audio, which promise higher video and audio quality on compatible TVs and audio systems. No Roku streamer currently has Dolby Vision or HDR10+, making this a contender for best streaming stick for the money.